3.1.3.5 Molecule Shapes

what is the relationship between bonding and lone pairs

repulsion

what repulsion is stronger, lone-lone or bonding-bonding

lone-lone

shape: 2 bonding pairs

linear

linear bond angle

180

shape: 3 bonding

trigonal planar

trigonal planar bonds angle

120

shape: 4 bonding

tetrahedral

tetrahedral bonds angle

109.5

shape: 3 bonding, 1 lone

pyramidal

pyramidal bond angle

107

shape: 2 bonding, 2 lone

V or bent shape

V or bent shape bond angles

104.5

shape: 5 bonding

trigonal bypyramidal

trigonal by pyramidal bond angles

120 & 90

shape: 4 bonding, 1 lone

modified trigonal bypyramidal

modified trigonal bypyramidal bond angles

118 & 89

shape: 3 bonding, 2 lone

T shaped

T shaped bond angle

86

shape: 2 bonding, 3 lone

linear

linear (2bp, 3lp) bond angle

180

shape: 6 bonding

octahedral

octahedral bond angle

90

shape: 4 bonding, 2 lone

square planar

square planar bond angle

90